Pole-supporting device



March 20, 1928. 1,663,153

- A. W. BENSLEY POLE SUPPORTING DEVICE Fil ed Sept. 22. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

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POLE-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Application filed September 221927. Serial No. 221,3D7.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pole supporting devices, and relates'more particularly; to supports usedin connection with telephoneyelectri'c light or other poles.

As is well-known, these poles are long, heavy and costlyand one of the main obj ections is that they rotat the surface of the ground.-

'lhe'pri'm'ary object of the present inventi'on is'to provide a structure which enables the rctted'portionto be removed,by cutting,

andthe upper part of the pole then'secured to the lower part which'latter remains in the ground, without disturbing or digging a hole around the lower end of the pole that remains in'the'ground, thereby to not only enable the operation to bemore expeditiouslyand economically performed, but to also.

in'no way affect thesecurity of the anchorageof the bottomend of the pole that re mains in the ground.

In the drawings Figure-l-is a'fragmentary side elevation of thc-present-invention applied to a pole that =has had the rotted part thereof removed Figure'Q is alike View taken at right angles to' Figure '1,

Figure?) is a section on line 3'-3 of Figure "1!- Figure 4: is a side elevation partly broken away and 'insec'tion of' oneof the anchors applied to *th'e' stubwrbottom end of the Figurefi is a section on line 55 of Figure l Figure 6 isa section on line 66of Fig- "Figure'lis a section on line 7-7 of Fig.

Figure 8 is a top plan view partly broken 1 Q gage withtl'ie sides of the stub Sof' the'pole as shown in Figures 1 2 and 5; The bar or rod 30 is adapted to in the socket at for a purpose-'later'set forth. A pair of bridge members 6 are employed which have innersides conforming to the sides of'thestub S and the top of the pole; the members having reinforcing or strengthening 'slde flanges 7. The bridge members-6 are alsoformed with-flanges 8 at their end lower portions,'which flanges are of somewhat undulating form and are perforated to receive the'bolts '9 havingnuts' l0 7 which latter fit in the undulations and'are held against turning thereby. The other ends of the tie bolts 9 extend through the openings 3 and the arms 20f the anchors l and 'are'equipped with nuts 11. As shown in'Fig. 1 of" the drawings there are two anchors employed, one being vdisposed above the other. I

Anchors 12 similar to the anchors 1. are

employed and are'dis posed at the upper por-' tion of-the stub S, which anchors are-connected bytie' bolts'1'3 to the flanges 7 of the bridge fmembers;

flanges-'7 and" being equipped with nuts 14 as shown in'F gures 1 and-6.

The upper ends of the bridge member 6 v are for'medavith' depressed parts-15, the 0pposite walls of which areperforated to receive tie rods '16 which latter are secured in' positionby nuts'lZ The upper ends of the bridge members arefurthersecured tothe pole P'by means of tie rods '18, the outer ends of which extend through openings provided therefor in the flanges with nuts 19. 'Tlie'inner ends ofthetierods 18"are"formed with spaced disc-like abutments 20 which'are adapted to be engaged in end seats 22 of curbed; 223i The curved connector members have openingsfll at their upper sides so as to permit the tie rods 18 to beadmitted thereto; andfieasily and niece with the diameter of the hole.

ln operation', after the'pole has been-sawed and the decayed portion removed as above described the present invention is loosely placed and locked around the upper end of the stub and the lower end of the pole, but is not locked to the pole. Bars 30 areinserted in the sockets 4: of the ground anchors 1 and 12 and are'seated on the anvil face 5, whereretain" be removably engaged the tie bolts '13 extending through openings provided therefor in the 7 and are equipped connector members quickly adjusted in accordupon the outer ends of the bars have ham mer blows delivered thereto so as to drive the anchors in the ground to the desired depth, and at the same time the bridge mem bers are also driven into the ground, which latter must be sufficient to cause the bridge member 6 to be firmly supported from the stub. Preferably the anchors are formed of malleable or Wrought iron which permits the arms 2 to,be bent to a considerable degree without rupture or breaking so that the arms can conform themselves to any irregularities of the periphery-of the pole. During this operation the pole P is held jacked and after the anchors have been driven to the desired depth the pole P is lowered so as to leave a free air space 31 between the top face of the stub and the lower face of the pole P. The securing devices embodying the tie rods 16 and 18 at the upper ends of the bridge members are then adjusted so as to cause the bridge members to securely engage the pole. If'desired the same type of tie rod 16 can be employed in lieu of the tie rods 18 if desired.

, i From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the usual upward tapering of the stub S the various parts will be frictionally engaged with the stub upon downward driving of the parts by means of the rods 30, and it will further be noted that these rods 30 permit the device to be applied to the stub from above the surface of the ground, and without digging of a hole or otherwise disturbing the security of the anchorage of the stub.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is 1. In a device of the type set forth, a pair of bridge members formed to engage opposite sides of a stub and a pole, an upper and a lower pair of U-shaped ground engaging members formed to engage the stub and to be driven into the ground, means to connect the bridge members to the .pole, and means to connect the ground engaging members to the bridge members, said ground engaging members having anvil faces and sockets thereabove located between the arms thereof so as to removably receive driving rods in the sockets and on the anvil faces to enable the members to be driven into the ground from above the surface thereof.

In a device of thetype set forth, a pair of bridge members formed to engage opposite sides of a stub and a pole, an upper and a lower pair of U-shaped ground engaging 1 members formed to engage the stub and to be driven into the ground, means to connect the bridge members to the pole, and means to connect the ground engaging members to the bridge members.

3. In a device of the type set forth, a pair means to connect the ground engaging members to the bridge members.

4-. In a device of the type set forth, a pair of bridge members formed to engage opposite sides of a stub and a pole, ground engaging members formed to engage the stub and to be driven into the ground, means to connect the bridge members to the pole, and means to connect the ground engaging members to the bridge members, the ground en-' gaging members having guides to receive driving rodsso as to enable the members to be driven intothe ground from above the surface of the latter.

5. In a device of the type set forth connecting means formed to engage a stub and a pole, means to secure the connecting means to the pole, ground engaging means formed to be driven into the ground from above the surface thereof, and means to secure the ground engaging means to means.

6. In a device of the type set forth, connecting means formed to engage a stub and a pole, means to secure the connecting means to the pole, ground engaging means formed to be driven into the ground from above the surface thereof, and. means to secure the ground engaging means to the connecting means, said ground engaging means'having anvil faces and sockets to engage and receive driving bars. 7

' 7. In a device of the type set forth, connecting means formed to engage a stub and a pole, means to secure the connecting means to the pole, ground engaging means formed the connecting to be driven into the ground from .above the In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT W. BENSLEY. 

